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Stranger Things Is Officially Switching Main Characters

The exciting shift of Stranger Things will prioritize a whole new group of core characters in upcoming live-action spinoff series. With Stranger Things: Tales From '85season 2 coming to a close, the franchise is making a major shift as it moves forward, especially with its main character. As Stranger Thingshas been quietly laying the groundwork for a shift in the franchise, the show's spinoff has been doing its job to move the needle in a differe…

7 mins ago • Screen Rant

Coronation Street's Catherine Tyldesley confirms dramatic Eva and Sam aftermath

"What happened really scared her."

21 mins ago • Digital Spy

Yellowstone Meets Fallout And Red Dead Redemption In Free 10/10 PlayStation Plus RPG

Yellowstone meets Fallout and Red Dead Redemption in Desperados III, a clever Wild West tactics game hiding in the PlayStation Plus catalogue. Imagine…

22 mins ago • Screen Rant

Star Wars Meets The Spider-Verse As '80s Classic Returns To The Big Screen With Unexpected Cliffhanger

A classic 80s franchise has returned to the big-screen, an epic merging of Star Wars and the Spider-Verse (while also teasing a potential future). The…

22 mins ago • Screen Rant

10 Free Browser Games That are Actually Fun to Play

From dice-based deckbuilders to a cat civilization sim, these 10 free browser games rival anything you'd pay for If you do your research, though, you’…

22 mins ago • Polygon

‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ Star Officially Addresses Wild Comparisons to 'GTA 6' [Exclusive]

Red Dead Redemption 2’s Roger Clark addresses whether he appears in GTA 6, then admits he would give the same answer even if he did. Arthur Morgan has…

22 mins ago • Collider

The Best Shakespeare Movie Ever Made Officially Finds a New Stage at HBO Max

Paul Mescal's award-winning Shakespeare film Hamnet is now finding massive success on streaming. Paul Mescal is a fan-favorite star who’s consistently…

22 mins ago • Collider

Police Report Details Chilling ‘Done’ Text By Carrot Top Before Hospitalization

Carrot Top’s hospitalization has taken another troubling turn as new details emerge about the moments leading up to the medical […] The Police Report …

22 mins ago • The Blast

‘Control Resonant’ Team on ‘Reverse Symmetry’ of Switching From Jesse to Dylan as Sequel Game’s New Protagonist

Following a nearly seven-year development journey, Remedy Entertainment has unleashed the sequel to its 2019 hit video game “Control.” Released Thursd…

22 mins ago • Variety

35 Years Later, There’s Still No Beating Anime’s Wildest Action Series Ever

Image Courtesy of Group TAC It’s been 35 years since the legendary and wildest action series Baki the Grappler debuted in Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen…

22 mins ago • ComicBook.com

Common Accepts SAG-AFTRA & SoundExchange’s Artist Impact Award: ‘Makes Me Feel Like I’ve Got to Do More’

The new award honors an artist whose work crosses creative boundaries. Artist and social activist Common was presented with SAG-AFTRA and SoundExchang…

24 mins ago • Billboard

Inside Ryan Murphy’s Universe: How Director Max Winkler Found Creative Meaning in ‘Lizzie Borden,’ ‘American Horror Story,’ ‘Love Story’ and More

In 2019, Max Winkler was an indie film director about to level up. Having cut his teeth directing sitcoms in the ’10s — including “New Girl,” “Brookly…

28 mins ago • Variety

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‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’ Assembles Weekend Where Four Films Are Grossing $20M+ Apiece – Box Office Update

FRIDAY PM: If a Nor’easter doesn’t shut down the power in the Northeast, four films are looking at doing over $20M each in what is another fantastic sign for moviegoing in a year that’s racing to $10 billion. Currently, there’s no word whether theaters are closing down from New Jersey up to Boston as wind […]

30 mins ago • Deadline Hollywood

The 6 Best Video Games Released Since 2000, Ranked

From sandbox adventures like Minecraft to FPS blockbusters like Halo 3, these games are the best and most significant of the 21st century so far. In t…

31 mins ago • Collider

Cindy Crawford’s A-List Pal Rushes To Support Her Daughter Kaia Gerber With Gifts After Son Presley’s Death At 27

Kaia Gerber has been receiving support from boyfriend Lewis Pullman and close friends as she mourns the death of her […] The Cindy Crawford’s A-List P…

32 mins ago • The Blast

5 Hard Sci-Fi Movies That Failed the Genre

From Stowaway to Mission to Mars, these hard sci-fi misfires trade scientific rigor for contrivances, shortcuts, and spectacle. There is a special kin…

34 mins ago • Collider

Netflix Was Right To Cancel A Psychological Thriller Masterpiece After Only 8 Episodes

Netflix's psychological thriller masterpiece compresses a classic story into eight spellbinding episodes while avoiding sequel dilution and excess. Wh…

37 mins ago • Screen Rant

5 Spy Shows That Are 10/10 With No Weak Episodes, Ranked

Discover the best spy shows with no weak episodes, from influential classics like The Prisoner to modern series like The Old Man. Espionage stories ab…

38 mins ago • Collider

3 Best Movies To Watch On Netflix This Weekend (September 26-27)

The best movies on Netflix are Russell Crowe's new R-rated crime drama, Jennifer Lawrence's psychological thriller, and M. Night Shyamalan's horror. N…

43 mins ago • Screen Rant

Florence Pugh Shares Rare Update About Dating Finn Cole

Florence Pugh is giving a peek into her romance with Finn Cole. The Midsommar star—who has been dating the Peaky Blinders actor since 2024—explained t…

44 mins ago • E! Online

The Hills’ Audrina Patridge and Michael Ray Break Up After 2 Years

The rest of Audrina Patridge’s future is still unwritten. The Hills alum shared that she and boyfriend Michael Ray have broken up after two years tog…

45 mins ago • E! Online

‘Paper Tiger’ premiere red carpet at New York Film Festival 2026: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Miles Teller and more

Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, and Miles Teller showed up in style.

47 mins ago • Page Six

Melissa Barrera Would Reprise ‘Scream’ Role If Rights “Leave” Spyglass: “I Love The Franchise”

Although she was unceremoniously fired from the franchise three years ago, Melissa Barrera remains a Scream fan. The actress, who was fired for suppor…

47 mins ago • Deadline Hollywood

20 Years Ago, NBC's Heroes Changed Superhero Shows Forever

20 years ago, sci-fi fantasy sensation Heroes debuted on NBC, changing how network TV told superhero stories before the MCU or the Arrowverse existed.…

52 mins ago • Screen Rant

6 Great Agatha Christie Movies That Don't Feature Hercule Poirot

Agatha Christie wrote plenty of mysteries without Hercule Poirot. These six movies prove her stories can work just as well without him. Agatha Christi…

52 mins ago • Screen Rant

New Adaptation of Iconic Horror Franchise Releases Today

Larson's six best elephant comics. Gary Larson's The Far Side famously loves the natural world, with piles of comics dedicated to bugs, birds and big …

52 mins ago • Screen Rant

Dakota Johnson’s ‘Hopeless Romantic’ Character Shines Through With MGK After Their ‘Instant Spark’

Things are looking up for Dakota Johnson and Machine Gun Kelly’s budding romance. The pair, although maintaining silence about their […] The Dakota Jo…

52 mins ago • The Blast